Birth plans—Impact on mode of delivery, obstetrical interventions, and birth experience satisfaction: A prospective cohort study
Abstract
Objective: To examine whether the presence of a birth plan was associated with mode of delivery, obstetrical interventions, and patient satisfaction. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of singleton pregnancies greater than 34 weeks’ gestation powered to evaluate a difference in mode of delivery. Maternal characteristics, antenatal factors, neonatal characteristics, and patient satisfaction measures were compared between groups. Differences between groups were analyzed using chi‐squared for categorical variables, Fisher exact test for dichotomous variables, and Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous or ordinal variables. Results: Three hundred women were recruited: 143 (48%) had a birth plan. There was no significant difference in the risk of cesarean delivery for women with a birth plan compared with those without a birth plan (21% vs 16%, adjusted odds ratio [adjOR] 1.11 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.61‐2.04]). Women with a birth plan were 28% less likely to receive oxytocin (P < .01), 29% less likely to undergo artificial rupture of membranes (P < .01), and 31% less likely to have an epidural (P < .01). There was no difference in the length of labor (P = .12). Women with a birth plan were less satisfied (P < .01) and felt less in control (P < .01) of their birth experience than those without a birth plan. Conclusion: Women with and without a birth plan had similar odds of cesarean delivery. Though they had fewer obstetrical interventions, they were less satisfied with their birth experience, compared with women without birth plans. Further research is needed to understand how to improve childbirth‐related patient satisfaction.
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- Authors
- Afshar, Y., Mei, J. Y., Gregory, K. D., Kilpatrick, S. J., & Esakoff, T. F.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Afshar, Yalda
- Venue
- Birth
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-11-02
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 43-49
- ISSN
- 0730-7659 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-536X
- OpenAlex
- W2765229025
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 4.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Birth (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Keywords
- birth plan, mode of delivery, cesarean section, obstetric surgery, oxytocin, amniotomy, epidural analgesia, length of labor, patient satisfaction, childbirth
- MeSH terms
- Amniotomy, Adolescent, Adult, Cesarean Section, Choice Behavior, Female, Humans, Labor, Obstetric, Patient Care Planning, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Regression Analysis, Los Angeles, Analgesia, Obstetrical, Patient Satisfaction, Young Adult, Prenatal Education
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What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
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